4、Night Creatures!

SUPER Gross Night Creatures!

超级恶心的夜行动物大揭秘！

Glossary arachnid: a member of the group of animals that includes spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites bioluminescence: the emission of light from living organisms nocturnal: active at night predators: living things that kill and eat other living things opossum: a mammal that lives in the Americas, is a skilled climber, typically has a white face and grayish body, and the female has a fur-lined pouch where the offspring develop after birth venomous: producing venom in a specialized gland and capable of inflicting injury or death Note to readers: Some of these words may have more than one definition. The definitions above match how these words are used in this book.

词汇表 蛛形纲动物：包含蜘蛛、蝎子、蜱虫和螨虫在内的动物类群 生物发光：活体生物发出光的现象 夜行性的：在夜间活动的 捕食性动物：捕杀并以其他生物为食的生物 负鼠：生活在美洲的哺乳动物，擅长攀爬，通常长着白色的脸和浅灰色的身体，雌性长有毛皮内衬的育儿袋，幼崽出生后会在育儿袋里继续发育 有毒的：在特化腺体中产生毒液，能够造成伤害甚至致命 读者须知：部分词汇可能存在多种释义 以上给出的释义均对应这些词汇在本书中的用法。

Chapter 1: Night Flight Hello! I'm Dr. Ick, and like my name suggests, I love all things icky under the sun. (And under the moon, too!) Today we'll discover some creepy and gross creatures that lurk in the night. My friend, Sam, is also going to help. Ready, Sam? How dark will it be?

第一章：夜间飞行 大家好呀！ 我是伊克博士，就和我的名字一样，我超喜欢天底下所有黏糊糊、恶心心的东西。 （当然也包括月亮底下的哦！） 今天我们就要一起认识一些潜伏在黑夜里、又吓人又恶心的生物。 我的朋友山姆也会来帮忙哦。 准备好了吗，山姆？ 待会会有多黑呀？

Most animals are active during the day, but nocturnal (say: nawk-TUR-nul) creatures are busy at night. When the sun sets, these animals come out to hunt for food. Some slither on the ground while others take to the skies. Let's look up and see! I'd rather not.

大部分动物都在白天活动，不过夜行性（发音：nawk-TUR-nul）生物会在夜晚忙碌不停。 太阳一落山，这些动物就出来觅食啦。 它们有的在地面滑行，有的则飞向天空。 我们抬头看看吧！ 我才不要呢。

Introducing the... vampire bat! Vampire bats have webbed wings that help them fly while they search for their next meal. They use their sharp teeth to bite other animals, and then use their tongues to lick up the blood. Sounds like a pain in the neck. But don't worry. Vampire bats" bites are tiny and painless. Their prey don't even wake up when bitten!

给大家介绍…吸血蝙蝠！ 吸血蝙蝠长着蹼状的翅膀，能帮它们在寻找下一顿大餐的时候飞行。 它们会用尖利的牙齿咬其他动物，然后用舌头舔食血液。 听起来就脖子一痛哎。 不过别担心哦。 吸血蝙蝠的咬痕非常小，而且没有痛感。 它们的猎物被咬的时候甚至都不会醒过来！

Another creature that uses the darkness of night to hunt for food is the barn owl. These ghostly predators (say: PREH-duh-terz) swallow their prey whole! That's disgusting!

另一种利用黑夜觅食的生物是仓鸮。 这些像幽灵一样的捕食者（发音：PREH-duh-terz）会把猎物整个吞下去！ 这也太恶心了吧！